Substitute Senate Bill No. 73
Substitute Senate Bill No. 73
PUBLIC ACT NO. 97-180
AN ACT CONCERNING EXPLOITATION OF THE ELDERLY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 53a-123 of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
thereof:
(a) A person is guilty of larceny in the
second degree when he commits larceny as defined
in section 53a-119 and: (1) The property consists
of a motor vehicle, the value of which exceeds
five thousand dollars, (2) the value of the
property or service exceeds five thousand dollars,
(3) the property, regardless of its nature or
value, is taken from the person of another, [or]
(4) the property is obtained by defrauding a
public community, and the value of such property
is two thousand dollars or less, OR (5) THE
PROPERTY, REGARDLESS OF ITS NATURE OR VALUE, IS
OBTAINED BY EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES OR FALSE
PROMISE AND THE VICTIM OF SUCH LARCENY IS SIXTY
YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER OR IS BLIND OR PHYSICALLY
DISABLED, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1-1f.
(b) In any prosecution under subdivision (1)
of subsection (a) of this section, evidence of (1)
forcible entry, (2) forcible removal of ignition
or (3) alteration, mutilation or removal of a
vehicle identification number shall be prima facie
evidence of a larcenous intent.
(c) Larceny in the second degree is a class C
felony.
Approved June 26, 1997